Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a better [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking reviews the different approaches which have been adopted to teach this important skill and suggests ways in which teachers can act to acquire a better understanding of the way speaking is learned . |
| 2 | You should steam a pudding rather than microwaving it , as steaming produces a better flavour . |
| 3 | The offensive appeared , initially , to have been intended as a tactical show of strength designed to secure a better bargaining position in peace talks , due to resume on July 15 but " indefinitely suspended " by the government [ see p. 38283 ] . |
| 4 | His own approaches , however , brought only the admission from Washington that the talks were designed to reach a better understanding of the respective positions of the two countries . |
| 5 | It 's simply that he wants to create a better atmosphere , and show that after all he 's a reasonable man , and we should n't be too hard on him in these days . |
| 6 | But he has little hesitation in declaring that his successor as chairman of Esso has done a better job than he was able to achieve . |
| 7 | It is entitled ’ Myth of the tax rebels ’ and it says : ’ Over the last decade the Government has done a better job of blowing local authorities to smithereens than Guy Fawkes . |
| 8 | Willi has done a better job with Georg than I ever did with Peter . |
| 9 | Ian has made a better recovery than we dared hope , but it is still important that we do not take his fitness for granted . |
| 10 | ‘ In recent years the investment-linked scheme has shown a better return — around 15 or 16 per cent over the past five years , ’ says Feek . |
| 11 | It seemed that Smith has got a better image than the present chancellor has n't he ? |
| 12 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for Teesside travellers . |
| 13 | BRITISH Rail has promised a better deal for passengers with a new timetable shake-up to take effect from May . |
| 14 | These reconstructions are often made of the organic elements of a composite implement : a reconstructed wooden shaft might be fitted to a bronze spearhead to give a better impression of its original appearance . |
| 15 | Their middle and top of the range boots were obviously a cross between a ski boot and a walking boot , designed to give a better fit , stability , and support , and some models even had a built in gaiter . |
| 16 | But is it the case that western women , living today in the United States , let alone in secular modern Europe , live in societies so dominated by the Christian myth , so ready to point to the place of women within the biblical tradition , that the best that women can do is to try to give a better reading of that past ? |
| 17 | There is nothing inherently wrong in this situation ; if we want to build a better society we have to be prepared , collectively , to pay for it . |
| 18 | The way ahead for paleontologists trying to build up a knowledge of evolution has been spurred on by the revolution in plate tectonics , which has provided a better understanding of the stratigraphic record and fossilized data . |
| 19 | A story is when McTavish wants to build a better world for everyone — just like you have it in the book , I do n't want to change anything — and the local hoods jump on him . |
| 20 | There are earlier Berman recordings of nearly all the pieces in this latest recital ; in no instance is the interpretation all that different ( though he has found a better edition of Funérailles ) and in most it is rather less satisfying . |
| 21 | I tried to get a better grip but to my horror my fingers began to run down the door like melting plasticine as I watched from my perilous vantage point . |
| 22 | As with the bucket brigade algorithm , we want to learn a better set of weights for the patterns . |
| 23 | Intel has decided that the next generation of PC processors needs to have a better name than the 586 . |
| 24 | ‘ Who ? ’ asked the Sheikh and rose to get a better look . |
| 25 | They painted samples in an exercise designed to produce a better understanding of the Ecotech concept of more environmentally sensitive products . |
| 26 | Syllabus Design provides an introduction to language syllabus planning for teachers who want to gain a better understanding of the subject in order to develop the skills to evaluate , modify , and adapt the syllabuses with which they work . |
| 27 | If outside recruitment is a company feature then the age structure issue can be considered to achieve a better balance . |
| 28 | More recently liquid CO&sub2 ; has been used and found to achieve a better extract with no risk of solvent contamination . |
| 29 | Fifth I want to achieve a better delivery system — more cooperation with the tax system and better management . |
| 30 | The one with the fine stripes looked slightly flashier , but he 'd made a better ironing job of the plain one . |